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I Came Back For You
By: Kate White Narrator: Sarah Naughton Brilliance Audio ISBN: 9781662533976 Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Publication Date: 03/01/2026 Format: e-book & audio My Rating: TBR MAR 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A mother begins to challenge everything she’s been told about her daughter’s murder in a shocking novel of suspense by a New York Times bestselling author. Ten years after her daughter, Melanie, was murdered, Bree Winter is finally moving on with a new love, a new home, and a new b
Judith D Collins
Jan 73 min read
The Storm
By: Rachel Hawkins Narrators: Alex Knox; Cathi Colas; Dan Bittner; Jane Oppenheimer; Patti Murin; Petrea Burchard; Stephanie Németh-Parker Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781250429759 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 01/06/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins is back with a thrilling new gothic suspense set in a Gulf Coast beach motel where hurricane season can be murder. St. Medard’
Judith D Collins
Jan 68 min read
The Star Society
By: Gabriella Saab Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld ISBN: 9781400351305 Publisher: Harper Muse Publication Date: 01/06/2026 Format: Paperback & audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Uncover the captivating tale of two extraordinary sisters in The Star Society, a thrilling historical novel that transports readers from the shadows of the Dutch Resistance to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. Inspired by the indomitable spirit of Audrey Hepburn, this gripping
Judith D Collins
Jan 614 min read
Wildwood
By: Amy Pease Narrators: Chris Henry Coffey, Amanda Dolan Simon & Schuster Audio Northwoods #2 ISBN: 9781668078723 Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: 01/06/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From the acclaimed author of the “riveting debut” (People) Northwoods, a mother-son law enforcement team confront buried secrets in their small town as they work to expose a conspiracy that goes far beyond the tight-knit community. Deputy Sherif
Judith D Collins
Jan 610 min read
The Charmed Library
By: Jennifer Moorman Narrator: Kathleen McInerney Harper Muse ISBN: 9781400343669 Publisher: HarperMuse Publication Date: 01/06/2026 Format: Audio and e-book My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS With her signature blend of magical and heartfelt storytelling, USA TODAY bestselling author Jennifer Moorman returns with The Charmed Library, a love letter to libraries, favorite childhood stories, and readers who have fallen for fictional heroes. Like many other public
Judith D Collins
Jan 58 min read
The First Time I Saw Him
By: Laura Dave Narrators: Rebecca Lowman, Tessa Albertson, Colin Donnell, CJ Wilson Simon & Schuster Audio ISBN: 978-1668002964 Publisher: Scribner Publication Date: 01/06/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Laura Dave continues Hannah Hall's pulse-pounding journey in the riveting and deeply moving sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling blockbuster and Apple TV+ show, The Last Thing He Told Me. How far would you go for a second chance? Five ye
Judith D Collins
Jan 45 min read
The Last Father-Daughter Dance
A Short Story By: Lisa Wingate Narrator: Sarah Naughton ISBN: 978-1662537134 Publisher: Amazon Original Stories Publication Date: 01/01/2026 Format: e-book My Rating: 5 Stars JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS For a father and daughter, it’s a journey through the four seasons in a poignant short story about memories and everlasting love by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Wingate. Olympic silver medalist Kalista Brooks has built a successful life in California, complete with
Judith D Collins
Jan 35 min read
What Boys Learn
By: Andromeda Romano-Lax Narrators: Eva Kaminsky; Michael Crouch ISBN: 9798897564262 Publisher: RB Media | Recorded Books SoHo Crime Publication Date: 01/06/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ALC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From the author of The Deepest Lake comes a gripping novel of psychological suspense that unravels a mother’s worst fear—that her son may have played a part in the murders of two teenage girls in a wealthy Chicago suburb. Over one terrible weekend, two
Judith D Collins
Jan 28 min read
The Shadow Friends
Martini Club #3 By: Tess Gerritsen ISBN: 978-1662533419 Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Publication Date: 08/25/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Book 3 of 3: The Martini Club See all formats and editions From New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen comes a harrowing and emotional thriller where ghosts of the Cold War return with a vengeance—and cannot be outrun. When a renowned disease expert and Russian defector dies mysteriously during a
Judith D Collins
Jan 12 min read
Her Beautiful Life
By: Brianna Labuskes Narrators: Moniqua Plante, Jess Moran, Maria McCann ISBN: 978-1662527456 Pub Date: 01/01/2026 Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS The truth of one woman’s private life reveals the terrifying depths to which people will go to deceive in a twisting novel of suspense from USA Today bestselling author Brianna Labuskes. When journalist Holland Tate is granted an interview with Catriona Bouchard, her former bes
Judith D Collins
Jan 16 min read
The Doctor
The Doctor's Wife #5 Prequel By: Daniel Hurst ISBN: 9781807220426 Publisher: Bookouture Publication Date: 01/23/2026 Format: e-book My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Is he the perfect man or the perfect liar? From the moment I first see Doctor Drew Devlin, I want him to be mine. Drew is the perfect man – he’s charming, handsome and wealthy. And I need the security that comes from being with someone like him. I’m at my lowest point and I have nothing to lose;
Judith D Collins
Dec 27, 20254 min read
Skylark
By: Paula McLain Narrators: Paula McLain, Alexa Davalos, Michiel Huisman Simon & Schuster Audio ISBN: 9781668028155 Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: 01/06/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4.5 Stars (ARC) JAN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS The New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Wife weaves a mesmerizing tale of Paris above and below—where a woman’s quest for artistic freedom in 1664 intertwines with a doctor’s dangerous mission during the German occupation in the 1940s
Judith D Collins
Dec 26, 20257 min read
The Unknown
By: Riley Sager ISBN: 979-8217044092 Publisher: Dutton Publication Date: 08/04/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS In 1926, five women disappeared from a remote island in Vermont. Now, one hundred years later, it’s happening again. Struggling actress Marin Keane is shocked when she lands a role in a major motion picture about the unsolved mystery of New Avalon, an island on sprawling Lake Faraday in Vermont. She’s even more surprised when she learns tha
Judith D Collins
Dec 25, 20252 min read
The Amateur
By: Chris Bohjalian ISBN: 9780385551298 Publisher: Doubleday Publication Date: 08/04/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS When a young woman, a golf prodigy, kills a caddy with a stray ball at the country club, the investigation of this freak accident reveals a dark and shocking tale of secret affairs and predatory men, and suddenly a teenager is on trial in this spellbinding novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Midwives and The Flight
Judith D Collins
Dec 21, 20252 min read
Brimstone Hollow
By: Archer Sullivan ISBN: 9781250338716 Publisher: St. Martin's Press | Minotaur Books Publication Date: 08/11/1026 Format: Hardcoer My Rating: TBR (ARC) AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Following her powerful debut in The Witch’s Orchard, private investigator Annie Gore returns in Brimstone Hollow, bringing readers back to the mountains that author Archer Sullivan, a ninth-generation Appalachian, knows so well. There isn’t much that happens in the Appalachian Mountains that Priva
Judith D Collins
Dec 19, 20252 min read
Somebody Worth Killing
By: Jessica Payne ISBN: 978-0593954706 Publisher: Berkley Publication Date: 06/16/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: TBR JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Meet Nadia Davis, a doting mom and loving wife who has a big secret: she’s actually an assassin. And she really needs a babysitter who shows up on time. Nadia Davis is living the dream as a successful working mom with a career she loves, two adorable little girls, and a devoted husband who has no idea that she’s secretly a hired ass
Judith D Collins
Nov 6, 20252 min read
Under the Falls
By: Richard Russo ISBN: 9780593805107 Publisher:Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor Publication Date: 08/11/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: TBR AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Empire Falls returns with his first stand-alone novel since Chances Are . . . —a spellbinding page-turner about a crime in a small town that exposes long-held secrets and betrayals among a group of lifelong friends When Tyler Sinclair left Stone Mountain at eighteen, he
Judith D Collins
Sep 25, 20252 min read
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